Family plea for help to find vulnerable Lincoln woman, 22
Family members say they are growing increasingly concerned for a missing 22-year-old who is described as extremely vulnerable. Katherine Collins, who goes by Kat, was last seen sleeping behind bins on...
View ArticleScampton Museum of RAF Firefighting closed down ahead of airshow
Britain’s only MOD fire services museum, based at RAF Scampton, has been closed down due to space being required for the 2017 Scampton Airshow. A team of 35 volunteers at the Museum of RAF Firefighting...
View ArticleIn pictures: Final preparations ahead of Lincoln Christmas Market opening
The sun is setting on the final evening of preparations before the 2016 Lincoln Christmas Market. Stallholders and businesses are bracing themselves for the arrival of thousands of festive shoppers in...
View ArticleFears that Lincoln GP closures will swamp other surgeries
Politicians and residents have hit out in anger after it was announced two Lincoln GP surgeries would be among four to close in the county. As reported earlier this week, Lincolnshire West Clinical...
View ArticleCCTV: Thief raids Lincoln footballers’ changing room and steals van
An alleged thief raided the changing rooms of a Lincoln school during a Sunday football match, making off with a phone, cash and keys before stealing a player’s van – the second incident of this kind...
View ArticleVulnerable Lincoln woman found safe and well
Katherine Collins, 22, from Lincoln, has been found safe and well after her family appealed for help tracing her. As reported previously, family members were becoming increasingly concerned for...
View ArticleToo ugly for love? Lincoln nightclub worker with rare condition says first...
Physical and emotional scars caused by a lifelong condition had left Lincoln nightclub worker Simon Nicholson feeling that dating was no longer on the cards. Simon, 42, said decades of chronic pain and...
View ArticleMan slapped with fine after rubbish dumped on Lincoln village roadside
A man has been handed a hefty fine in court after rubbish and clothes were dumped on a Lincoln village roadside, despite attempts to place the blame on another who agreed to transfer the waste. General...
View ArticlePregnant females among rare Shetland sheep stolen from field near Lincoln
Police are investigating the theft of distinctive Shetland sheep from a field in Brattleby, north of Lincoln. Six sheep were taken from the field close to Scampton. One is black with a white patch on...
View ArticleFrom drink driving to the dock: Sobering video launches Lincolnshire campaign
You are arrested, taken into custody and your stomach drops as you’re charged with drinking under the influence of alcohol. A new campaign highlighting the potentially devastating consequences of drink...
View ArticleIn pictures: Opening day of the 34th Lincoln Christmas Market
Thousands poured through the gates of Lincoln Castle on the first day of the city’s annual Christmas market. As festivities got into full swing, the smell of mulled wine, sweet teats and crackling...
View ArticleWatch the shocking video: Eight men jailed over barbaric gang attack in Lincoln
Eight men have been jailed for their roles in a brutal attack in Lincoln earlier this year. At 10pm on May 15, 2016, two groups of men from East Timor were fighting in Lincoln city centre. Twenty men...
View ArticleRail fares to rise by 2.3% across Lincolnshire
Fares for rail passengers across Lincolnshire will rise by up to 2.3% from January 2, 2017, industry leaders have confirmed. There increases will go towards the running and improvement of services...
View Article“It’s amazing!” Take video tour with Lincoln Christmas Marketeers and visitors
The 2016 Lincoln Christmas Market is well underway, and as thousands descend on the Cathedral Quarter, The Lincolnite took a video tour to find out what visitors and stallholders love about the biggest...
View ArticleEclectic New York band Fun Lovin’ Criminals announce Lincoln gig
Popular band Fun Loving’ Criminals, known for their varied cocktail of hip hop, rock, blues, jazz, punk and funk, have announced they’ll be performing a gig in Lincoln in the New Year. The New York...
View ArticleRogue Lincoln landlords to appeal £30k fine for overcrowded home
Landlords who were fined £30,000 after a raid uncovered multiple health and safety breaches in their overcrowded Lincoln property are to appeal the decision in court today. As reported previously, Balt...
View ArticlePreferred candidate selected in search for new Lincolnshire Chief Constable
Devon and Cornwall Deputy Chief Constable Bill Skelly has been named as the preferred candidate for the role of Lincolnshire Police Chief Constable. The decision was announced by Lincolnshire Police...
View ArticleIn pictures: Day 2 of the Lincoln Christmas Market
The festivities of the Lincoln Christmas Market are in full swing and The Lincolnite‘s photographer has been meeting visitors, stallholders and performers to capture the fun of the popular annual...
View ArticleLincoln Christmas Market 2016 comes to a close
The Lincoln Christmas Market is almost over for another year after the event saw thousands of visitors descend on the city. Almost 300 stallholders are beginning to pack up their gifts, food, drink and...
View ArticleCouncil tracking mobile phone data for £400k Lincoln road mapping survey
Lincolnshire County Council is harvesting Lincoln drivers’ mobile phone data as part of a £400,000 survey tracking their movements through the city. The project, which started in November, will provide...
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